Copper Mountain Resort

A little about Copper Mountain…

Just a short 10 minutes (6 miles) from the Frisco Inn and easily accessed by the Summit Stage free bus, the free shuttle stop is just out the back door, Copper Mountain is a favorite ski resort of our guests, and for good reason.  With a peak height of 12,313, 126 runs, 22 lifts, and 2465 acres of skiable terrain Copper is  a complete winter playgound for all levels of skiers and riders.  Copper is known for its excellent ski school, customer service, friendly ambiance, and little extras like free mountain tours and convenient parking.  Kids love Woodward where you will find a 20,000 sq ft. barn complete with in-door jumps, trampolines, zip lines, and much more.  The lovely Copper village features excellent restaurants, shops, and boutiques.

In summer,  the Copper Creek Golf Club, North America’s highest championship course, challenges visitors and locals alike.  Most summer weekends feature fantastic events, concerts, and festivals.

History

The resort opened in November 1972 and was owned and operated by Intrawest until December 2009, when operations were sold to Powdr Corporation.

Copper Mountain hosted the World Cup tour in 1976 with four alpine ski races: slalom and giant slalom for both men and women. Copper was a late-season replacement for Heavenly Valley in California, which was low on snow.^[2] Rosi Mittermaier of West Germany won both women’s races and wrapped up the 1976 overall and slalom titles, and Copper named “Rosi’s Run” after her that same weekend.

The mountain is the starting point of the Colorado’s Copper Triangle, a road cycling circuit that has been the home of the annual Colorado Cyclist Copper Triangle Alpine Cycling Classic since 2005. This event benefits the Davis Phinney Foundation, an organization committed to improving the lives of those with Parkinson’s Disease.

In February, 2009, Woodward Camp opened a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m²) indoor ski and snowboard training facility dedicated to terrain park and pipe progression.

The resort recently became an official U.S. Ski Team downhill training venue, beginning with the 2011–2012 season.

Location

The closest town is Frisco, 6 miles (10 km) east on the southwest shore of Dillon Reservoir, on an arm known as Frisco Bay. Nearby resorts within Summit County include Breckenridge, Keystone, and Arapahoe Basin, all just west of the Continental Divide.

The Eagles Nest Wilderness Area is immediately north of Copper Mountain. Across I-70 are the Gore Range Trail and Wheeler Lakes Trail. The North Tenmile Creek Trail and Meadow Creek Trail descend into Frisco from the Gore Range Trail.

Resort

The lodging, dining, and entertainment facilities at Copper Mountain are divided into three villages: East Village, The Village at Copper (AKA Center Village), and West Village (formerly Union Creek).

Olympic medalist Putzi Frandl worked at Copper Mountain as a ski instructor for many years beginning in 1984

Statistics

Elevation

• Summit: 12,313 ft (3,753 m)
• Base: 9,712 ft (2,960 m)
• Vertical: 2,601 ft (793 m)

Trails

• Trails: 126 total (21% beginner, 25% intermediate, 36% advanced, 18% expert)
• Acres: 2,465 acres (9.98 km²)
• Average annual snowfall: 310 in (790 cm)
• Snowmaking 05/06 : 380 acres (1.5 km²)
• Bowls: 3 (Resolution, Spaulding, Copper)
• Peaks: 3 (Copper, Tucker, Union)
• Snowcat: 1 (Tucker Mountain Snow Cat)

Resolution Bowl as seen from the top of Peak 8 at Breckenridge

Lifts

• 22 total
  • 1 high speed six pack
  • 5 high speed quad lifts
  • 5 triple chairlifts
  • 4 double chairlifts
  • 2 surface lifts
  • 4 conveyor lifts
  • 1 tubing zone lift

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